New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Env - Department of Environmental Services
Subtitle Env-Wt - Wetlands Programs
Chapter Env-Wt 600 - COASTAL LANDS AND TIDAL WATERS/WETLANDS
Part Env-Wt 606 - OVERWATER STRUCTURES IN COASTAL AREAS
Section Env-Wt 606.17 - Project Classifications
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Env-Wt 606.17
Current through Register No. 13, March 27, 2025
(a) The following projects shall be classified as major:
(1) All new overwater structure construction
in tidal waters/wetlands; and
(2)
Any maintenance, repair, or replacement of an existing legal docking structure
that requires review by NHF & G, NHB, or National Marine Fisheries Service
and impacts a protected species or habitat.
(b) Maintenance, repair, and replacement in-kind of existing legal docking structures shall be classified as minimum impact, provided:
(1) No work is proposed
that would be prohibited under
RSA
482-A:26;
(2) No change in location, configuration,
construction type, or dimensions is proposed;
(3) No authorization is required from NHF
& G to amend the standard time of year restriction in Env-Wt 307.04;
and
(4) The applicant certifies in
writing that:
a. The existing structures
would be considered grandfathered in their current configuration and have not
been abandoned; or
b. The existing
structures were constructed pursuant to a previously-issued wetlands permit and
have not been abandoned.
(c) Maintenance, repair, or replacement in-kind of an existing legal docking structure shall be classified as a minor impact if the project:
(1) Exceeds any of the
criteria in (b), above; or
(2)
Requires review by NHF & G, NHB, or National Marine Fisheries but does not
impact a protected species or habitat.
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